Captain Howdy by Simon Stokes

[QueenRedWolf]

THanks so much for posting....was beginning to believe I had imagined it.....thanks!!

[joefax530]

Aw, this is GREAT! Truly have not heard this since August 1974 on WCFL-Chicago. Shoulda been a HUGE hit. Also sounds like they reworked the strings for "Convoy" a coupla years later.

[peppertree5706]

Your welcome

peppertree5706

[Multi1628]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS TREASURE FROM THE CASABLANCA LABEL (7" - 0007, 1974). PROPS TO LINDA BLAIR - CHECK OUT SIMON STOKES & THE NIGHTHAWKS WITH "VOODOO WOMAN" - DAVEDJ

[MockSwede]

35 years - and still a blast. 1970s ROCK!

[wonimnotwen]

Love it ! Yes - captain howdy scared more people than Steven King in 1975 !

[Keach47]

Wow!! Yeah, I'm with cavemanhookers. I haven't heard this in over 30 years. Thanks!

[fntime]

Do you think, that Captain Howdy, is Irish?

[MisterSynyster]

You should stay away from Captain Howdy!

[hull9819]

This song has a honorable mention in my book Rock and Roll Rush...killer tune...also cavemanhookers great screen name...love it

[cavemanhookers]

been searching for this song for over 30 years, thanks for posting. I kept looking under simon stone

[motelcalifornia]

I think Captain Howdy's story makes him sound like a child molester

[ganymede321]

HELLO- Captain Howdy is THE DEVIL

[ladyarchivist]

obviously, ganymede, motelcalifornia has never seen the Exorcist, wherein Reagan (as played by Linda Blair) is playing with a ouiji board and meets Captain Howdy, which is how she is possessed in the first place.

[Nagneto]

@ladyarchivist : In the book and movie it's a demon being called Pazuzu. It calls itself the Devil for dramatic effect.

[ouivalerie]

Yes, I heard that. He goes into the girl.

[securitycats]

Breat Retrieve! Heard this during summer of 1974 on AM Radio. Saw the Exorcist in August of that year in Fredericktown Mall MD! Thanks for sharing this song!!

[janinemrtn]

where did you find this? this is so obscure..hard to get..i love this...haven't heard this since childhood.

[ladyarchivist]

Thank Peppertree. My original version was Eight-Track, to cassette, to .wma file. Peppertree gave me a better copy to upload.

[45sGuy]

Cool song! I have several promo 45's of this one on Casablanca. I think the song was a take on THE EXORCIST. Rock On Simon!

[ladyarchivist]

Actually, yes. In the movie, Peyton (Linda Blair) played with a Ouija Board, and the 'spirit' channelled through the board was named CAPTAIN HOWDY

[Tunes2Die4]

@45sGuy Hey 45sGuy! Would you be willing to part with one of those extra copies of this great cult-type classic? I've been looking for a copy for more than 35 years and I'd be forever in your debt if we could swing some kinda deal. Let me know, OK?

[xjoe192x]

I heard this song around 1974 and did not find it again till last year.

This song is so cool

[neckpincher]

I panicked when your original video vanished....thought I would never hear it again...but this is much better. Thanx.